Genus Hymenoclea Torr. & A. Gray

Usually considered a synonym of Ambrosia L.


Summary
Genus number:
5935
Last updated:
19 November 2019
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Heliantheae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Karis, P. O. 1995. Cladistics of the subtribe Ambrosiinae (Asteraceae: Heliantheae). Syst. Bot. 20:40-54. Note: cladistic analysis places within Ambrosia
  2. Miao, P. et al. 1995. Chloroplast DNA study of the genera Ambrosia s.l. and Hymenoclea (Asteraceae): systematic implications. Pl. Syst. Evol. 194:252. Note: = Ambrosia subg. Franseria
  3. Peterson, K. M. & W. W. Payne. 1973. The genus Hymenoclea (Compositae: Ambrosieae). Brittonia 25:243-256. Note: accepts
  4. Strother, J. L. & B. G. Baldwin. 2002. Hymenocleas are Ambrosias (Compositae). Madroño 49:143-144.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=5935. Accessed 10 May 2026.